Brian Hibbs on Marvel's Civil War delays
Brian Hibbs, owner of Comix Experience and regular author of The Savage Critic has an opinion about Marvel's Civil War delays that he'd like to share with you:
Look, man, this is fucked up.
CIVIL WAR has been one of the few legitimate home run hits that Marvel has had -- it is both connecting with the core Marvel reader, but it is directly and specifically bringing "back" "Lapsed" readers, and new faces to their core properties.
To have the schedule slip this badly is, flatly, unconscionable.
History shows us that when books like this start to slip, they end up with a cascade effect. I laughed when I saw the projected dates for #6 & 7 as being back on a monthly schedule after #5's big-ass delay -- that seems... unlikely? improbable? pure fiction?
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So here's the thing - do you know how you, as readers, can tell Marvel (and DC, when appropriate) that late books are not acceptible? You can't just not pick them up - your local retailer has already ordered them and payed for them by that point, which is all that matters financially to the publishers. You have to remove these books from your reserve folders, and you have to tell your retailers that you don't want them, so they don't order them in the first place. Until the big two actually feel the pain of decreased orders, this is going to remain the business-as-usual policy at both. No amount of fan-bitching matters if you still pay for the damn books.
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McNiven apologizes and admits its his fault, and basically grovels for our readership.
This exactly proves my point from the other comment thread - if you don't have proper lead time for a series, you should put it off. No exceptions.
I smell some rants on the next podcast!!! Am I right? Am I right?
Brent K. You know they are coming...lol. But seriously, we have talked about this since our first few podcast so we might let this one slide......nah fuck it!
Haha, cancel my Civil War preorders, that's a good one!
I know that Omar, Dan, Melanie, and my other friends really haven't cared much for this series. I have geeked out and defended it, but this news is upsetting.
I mean, how can I keep defending a book that won't even ship on time? When something like this happens to any comic, it's upsetting. But when it happens to a book I'm loving with my heart and soul, it's down right sad. It's going to be difficult defending this book for the next few months because I feel kind of let down and disappointed with this news.
But, I will finish collecting and buying my selected tie ins. I just have to be patient and wait awhile.